 Simon Wright, a founding member of
BritWeek, hails from Cambridge, England and is the Chief
Executive Officer for Virgin Entertainment Group, Inc. based in
North America.Simon has been with the Virgin Group of Companies
for seventeen years, holding a variety of senior positions,
including Managing Director of Virgin Megastores UK and Group CFO
for Virgin Megastores Worldwide. In addition, he was responsible for
the development of Virgin Cinemas in both the UK and Japan.
Since 2004, Simon has directly headed up the North American
Retail operations, with simultaneous responsibilities for the
Group's International Retail and Cinema Operations. Until 2006 he
split his time between London and Los Angeles, where he is now based
after having successfully overseen brand expansion into the US.
Simon's record in the retail and music sectors is impressive. The
former President of GERA (Global Entertainment Retailers
Association), he has also been a member of the UK Government Retail
Task Force. He is a member of the UK Music Hall of Fame Committee,
has served on the Board of The Official Charts Company (the
organization responsible for compiling The Official Music Charts in
the UK) and has also held a number of non-executive directorships. |
